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"Does he really not care about me anymore?! I'm his wife, not that hussy! Why does he act like that? Has he forgotten everything we shared, especially the night we spent together?! Huhuhuhuhuhu"

"Let me out of here! Have mercy on me... Does no one recognize me anymore? Am I just a mere maid at Hacienda Ferman?!" she cried, banging on the iron door of her confinement.

" Elijah, stop shouting you're just tiring yourself no one will hear you here. Here's your food, ." emely said handing a tray of food through the small door too narrow for a person to pass through.

"I don't want to eat i want to get out of here, I want to talk to my husband. I'm begging you, Emely, help me get out of here, please," Elijah pleaded.

"Elijah I'm sorry, but I don't want to get involved. I'm afraid the Fermans will take it out on me. I can't fight them. If I were you, just do what they want. Then get your revenge once you find out why Señorito Lejandro lost his memory." After saying that, Emely immediately left.

"Wait, Emely! What do you mean by that? Do you know that I'm Lejandro's real wife?!"

"EMELYYYY..." Elijah shouted, but no one heard her anymore.

"I still have hope! I need to follow Emely's advice! I need to get stronger. I will fight!" Elijah declared, resolutely eating the food Emely had given her.

Meanwhile, Emely was heading towards the maids' quarters; she was also one of the maids at the Ferman Mansion, Hacienda.

As she walked, she muttered to herself:

"You have to fight, Elijah! Don't let them defeat you. I know the truth will come out!"

"Emely... Where have you been?" the head maid called out.

"Huh—What?! I just went to the bathroom," Emely answered.

Donya had forbidden anyone from giving Elijah anything at night, not even water. So Emely lied because she knew the head maid would report her if she admitted to giving Elijah food.

"Is that so...?" the head maid asked unconvinced, prompting her to check on Elijah in the storeroom.

"Shit... I'm busted!" Emely muttered as she watched the head maid head towards the storeroom.

After a while, the head maid returned, holding the plates that contained the food Emely had given Elijah.

A strong slap landed on Emely's face, followed by the throwing of the plates.

"You dare disobey Donya's orders! You'll pay for this!"

"Please... Have mercy on me, Manang. If I'm fired, I'll have nowhere to go. My parents live far away. Please... I won't do it again," Emely begged, kneeling.

The head maid took pity on her and decided not to report her to Donya.

"I'll let this one slide! But if you do it again, don't expect me to protect you again! Is that clear? Clean up all the mess and broken plates! Deduct it from your salary!" the head maid said angrily.

"Uhmmm... She broke them, and I'll get the deduction? Okay... Fine!" Emely muttered.

Hours passed. It was night, and the people in the mansion were asleep. Emely returned to the storeroom to talk to Elijah.

She also brought a pillow and blanket for Elijah.

"Are you still awake?" Emely softly called out to Elijah.

"Yes, I'm wide awake. I can't sleep; I'm cold," Elijah said, shivering.

"Here, Take this a blanket and a pillow. Use them for now while you're in the storeroom," Emely said compassionately.

As she was about to leave, Elijah grabbed Emely's hand and said:

"Who are you really, Emely?

Why are you so kind to me? You're the only one who does this for me. If they catch you, they might punish you because of me," Elijah said sadly.

"Don't worry about me. Go to sleep so you'll have the energy to work at the hacienda tomorrow."

"Who are you really, Emely?" Elijah repeated before releasing Emely's hand.

"I'm Emely, and I'll help you here at Hacienda Ferman, for as long as I can, Ate... I'll help you." After saying that, Emely quickly left, leaving Elijah stunned.

"What did she mean? How can she help me? How?" Elijah wondered repeatedly.

Meanwhile, inside Lejandro and Furtiza's room:

"Honey... I'm ready!" Furtiza said seductively to Lejandro, only wrapped in a towel.

Suddenly, she remembered something, a fallen towel, but she didn't know where or what she was remembering.

"Why, honey?" Furtiza asked.

"There's something... I suddenly remembered, but it's not clear in my mind!"

"Shit," he needed to take his medicine.

"Wait, honey, I'll get you some water!" Furtiza said hurriedly, secretly taking medicine from her bag and adding it to the water she would give Lejandro.

"Honey....."What are you putting in there?"